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By Tony Pucca | July 5, 2026

THE CHASE ULTIMATE REWARDS DEBIT CARD PROGRAM. OR LACK THEREOF. So today I get something in the mail from Chase Bank. The envelope said that there was something going on with my ultimate rewards debit card program, so I opened it. Reading through the one-page letter, they were making it clear that the Ultimate Rewards…

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By Tony Pucca | July 5, 2026

Chapter hundred and 43 in the customer service cannot Chronicles. Also titled consumer head.net. Meetup.com today I got an e-mail. Meet up charged my credit card for another six months of membership. Here’s the thing about me up. They’ve got a pretty smart thing going: they host a site that allows you to get a group together. You can plan, organize functions, keep in touch with your members. That is, if you’re an Organizer (head of the group.) For this privilege, you pay meet up $90 per year or something like that (I think it’s $150). So here’s what you’re doing: you’re bringing people into meet up and keeping them engaged so that meet up can promote to them. For that privilege, you’re paying them. Sure, you’re allowed to make money for your group, by charging dues or prices for particular offense that you plan. I can tell you from…

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By Tony Pucca | July 5, 2026

Lift tickets. Don’t know if you noticed on the head of a small online ski group. I started it on meet up.com several years ago, and it grew to about 250 people. Then I started charging membership dues because I realized I should be paying for meet ups web feed out of pocket. So I…